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Sirach 1:3-4
Revised Standard Version
Sirach 1:3-4
Revised Standard Version
3 The height of heaven, the breadth of the earth,
the abyss, and wisdom—who can search them out?
4 Wisdom was created before all things,
and prudent understanding from eternity.[a]
Footnotes
- Sirach 1:4 Other authorities add as verse 5, The source of wisdom is God’s word in the highest heaven, and her ways are the eternal commandments.
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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